amprolium chloride

Also known as 1-((4-Amino-2-propyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl)-2-picolinium chloride

Amprolium is the organic compound sold as a coccidiostat used in poultry. It has many International Nonproprietary Names. __TOC__

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Vinony's link graph records 11 inbound references to amprolium chloride, and connects out to cattle, chicken and medication.

It is catalogued under topics including Antiprotozoal agents, Chlorides and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.

Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: C14H19ClN4
Molecular weight: 278.78 g/mol
IUPAC name: 5-[(2-methylpyridin-1-ium-1-yl)methyl]-2-propylpyrimidin-4-amine chloride
SMILES: CCCC1=NC=C(C(=N1)N)C[N+]2=CC=CC=C2C.[Cl-]
InChIKey: LCTXBFGHZLGBNU-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area: 55.7 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 4
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type: Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: chemical compound
Mass: 278.13

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canonical SMILES: CCCC1=NC=C(C(=N1)N)C[N+]2=CC=CC=C2C.[Cl-]
chemical formula: C₁₄H₁₉ClN₄
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name: amprolium

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Uses in coccidiosis treatment in poultry
Synthesis
References

Amprolium is the organic compound sold as a coccidiostat used in poultry. It has many International Nonproprietary Names. __TOC__

==Uses in coccidiosis treatment in poultry== The drug is a thiamine analogue and blocks the thiamine transporter of Eimeria species. By blocking thiamine uptake it prevents carbohydrate synthesis.

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